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Build your capacity with pro bono services

Pro bono--short for pro bono publico, "for the public good"--means professional services donated at low or no cost to social change organizations.

Each year, professionals donate over $15 billion in pro bono services, from marketing and legal help to strategic planning support. That's four times the amount donated by corporate foundations every year. It's a resource that every nonprofit needs to tap if it wants to realize its full potential.

GET PRO BONO FROM TAPROOT

Taproot offers a spectrum of programming through which nonprofit organizations can access high quality pro bono services that meet their unique needs. Leveraging our 14 years of pro bono management experience, Taproot helps these organizations achieve extraordinary results because they have the infrastructure they need to succeed. Pro bono makes it possible for every nonprofit to access the talent they need to build and sustain these capabilities.

Taproot's flagship Service Grant Program makes grants of professional consulting services, called Service Grants, delivered pro bono by a team of business professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to help nonprofits in the Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, DC metro areas.

The Taproot team saved HMI TWO YEARS of data analysis!

--Thomas Krever, CEO Hetrick Martin Institute, New York

Key Benefits:

Deep-dive approach to tackle your most complex problems

Team model allows for full discovery process to ensure highest quality deliverable

Taproot's Powered by Pro Bono guidebook brings the best practices of 10 years and over 1,500 pro bono projects to any nonprofit. And the interactive web tools accompanying it bring this content to life. The online project finder tool helps organizations diagnose problems and understand potential pro bono solutions, and our provider finder offers an encyclopedia of potential pro bono providers. And our Pro Bono and Boards hub helps you explore ways to activate your board for pro bono. It's a great way to build engagement generally, and to open up channels for more, varied resources.

Powered by Pro Bono is a critical resource for any nonprofit board serious about resource generation.

--Linda Crompton, CEO BoardSource

Key Benefits:

Learn about DIY pro bono from the experts

Online interactive tools help you get started in scoping projects and securing talent